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Patented May 23, I899. J. F. HARRIS.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

I JAMES FRANKLIN HARRIS, OF NIX, ALABAMA.

PEOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 625,502, dated May 23,1899.

Application filed December 80, 1898- Seiial No. 700,735. (No modell) Toto whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, J AMES FRANKLIN HAR- BIS, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Nix, in the county of Etowah and State of Alabama,have invented a new and useful Plow, of which the following is aspecification.

The invention relates to improvements in plows.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction ofplows, and to increase their strength, durability, and efficiency, andto enable them tobe conveniently adjusted to vary the distance betweenthe plow-beams for cultivating rows of different widths.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination andarrangement of parts, as hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and

pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a plow constructed inaccordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view.Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional View. Fig. 4 is a detail perspectiveview of one of the plow-standards. Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view online 5 5 of Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of one of theL=shaped sections of the adjustable frames.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

1 designates a plow-beam, designed to be constructed either of wood ormetal, and arranged at opposite sides of it are front and rearlaterally-extending frames 2 and 3,which carry plow-standards 4 and 5,located at opposite sides of the plow and at different points on theplow-beam. The front standard-carrying frame 2, which is substantiallyrectangular, as shown, is provided at its front and rear portions withL-shaped sections 6 and 7, extending longitudinally of the plow-beam andprojecting in advance and in rear of the rectangular frame 2. The frontand rear portions of the frame 2 are perforated for the reception ofbolts 8 and 9, which pass through slots 10 and 11 of theoutwardly-extending arms of the L-shaped sections 6 and 7 ,whereby theframe 2 is adjustably connected with the plow-beam and is adapted to bemoved inward and outward to arrange the standard 4 the desired distancefrom the beam. The slots 10 and 11 permit the adjustment of the frame 2without removing the bolts 8 and 9, which are provided with nuts forclamping the front and rear portions of the frame.

The L-shaped section 6, which is arranged at the front of the frame 2,is detachably secured to the beam 1 by bolts 12, which permit theremoval of the section for a purpose hereinafter described. The rearsection 7 is similarly secured to the beam by transverse bolts 13, whichalso serve as the fastening devices for securing the front section 14 ofthe frame 3, which is constructed similar to the frame 2 and is capableof horizontal adj ustment to arrange its standard 5 the proper distancefrom the plow-beam. The sides of the frame 3 are provided with front andrear bolts 15 and 16, and the L-shaped brackets or sections 14 and 17have slots 18 and 19 for the reception of the bolts 15 and 16. The rearsection or bracket 17 is secured to the plow-beam, at the rear endthereof, by transverse bolts 20, which are extended sufiiciently beyondthe opposite side of the beam to enable them to serve as the means forattaching the section or bracket 7 to the beam should it be desired toarrange the laterally-disposed frames opposite each other.

The upper portions of the standards 4 and 5 are forked or bifurcated andare fulcrumed on bolts 21 and 22, which pass through the sides of thefork or bifurcation and the outer portions of the adjustable frames,being located a sufficient distance from the upper ends of the standardsto form pivots to permit the standards to be arranged at the properangle. The upper ends of the side standards 4 and 5 are slightlyenlarged and are provided with perforations 23 and 24, preferably arranged in pairs, as shown, and adapted to receive bolts 25 and 26, whichsecure the side standards at the desired adjustment.

The longitudinal arms of the sections or brackets7 and 14 of the frontand rear frames are located opposite each other, and the fasteningdevices 13, which connect those parts, also serve as the means for adjustably mounting a central standard 27 on the plow-beam. The centralstandard 27, which is constructed similar to the other standards, hasits upper portion bifurcated and arranged at opposite sides of thelongitudinal arm of the bracket or section 14, one of the bolts 13-therear oneforming the pivot of the said standard 27. The other bolt 13passes through one of a pair of perforations 28 of each of the sides ofthe bifurcation of the standard 27, and the latter, which is detachable,may be arranged at the rear end of the plow on the bolts 20 should it bedesired to bring the adjustable frames opposite each other and have thecentral standard in rear of the side ones.

The plow is provided with handles 29, constructed in the ordinary mannerand having the lower ends of the handle-bars arranged at opposite sidesof the beam and secured to the same at a point within the rearadjustable frame by bolts 30, which also serve as a means for securing apair of cuffs 31 to the handles for supporting'and reinforcing the same.

The invention has the following advantages: The plow, which is simpleand inexpensive in construction, is strong and durable and is capable ofbeing readily adjusted to arrange the standards in the desired positionand to space them properly to fit the width of the rows to becultivated.

Changes in the form, proportion, and minor details of construction maybe resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any ofthe advantages of this invention.

What is claimed is- 1. A plow comprising a beam, the front and rearadjustable frames arranged at opposite sides of the beam and providedwith front and rear L'-shaped sections or brackets secured to the beamand having adjustable connections with the frames, the longitudinalportions or arms of the rear section of the front frame and the frontsection of the rear frame being located opposite each other and havingfastening devices common to both, a central standard secured to the beamby such fastening devices, and side standards mounted on the front andrear frames at the-outer sides thereof, substantially as described;

2. A plow comprising a beam,front and rear rectangular frames providedwith front and rear L-shaped brackets and adj ustably connected with thesame, the adjacent brackets of the frames being located at oppositesides of the beam and having fastening 13 common to both of them, acentral standard having a bifurcated upper portion fulcrumed on one ofthe fastening devices 13 and adj ustably secured by the other, saidcentral standard having its bifurcated portions straddling thelongitudinal arm of one of the adjacent brackets, and the side standardsmounted in the frames, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JAMES FRANKLIN HARRIS.

Witnesses:

W. H. STANDIFER, BURT W. ARMSTRONG.

